Birdwatchers for 1st time have sighted Falcated Duck in Goa which is considered as rare vagrant migrant bird species to the south of India. Earlier the bird was sighted 2 times in southern parts of India away from its natural migratory habitat in North India. For 1st time ever it was sighted in Tamil Nadu in 2012 and the 2nd time in Akola (Maharashtra) in January 2015.
About the Falcated Duck:
Falcated Duck is a migratory bird, breeding in Russia & north China in summers and in winter migrate towards north of India.
Conservation prioritisation: The Falcated Duck is classified as near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. World population of this species is about 89,000 individuals as per the recent estimates.
Threats faced globally: Loss of habitat and hunting. Loss of habitat especially wetland ecosystem in their winter migratory region is also a cause for concern.
1st time Falcated Duck sighted in Goa
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